The Sun. — London, England, 1864-03-09 00:00:00

ONEY MARKET AND COMMZHCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. A fair amount of business is going forward in monetary and discount circles, the requirements of the mercantile community being tolerably active. The brokers are still negotiating approved securiB ties a fraction under the official minimum. The bullion operations at the Bank yesterday comprised an iraflux of £85,000 in bar gold, and the withdrawal of 316,000 sovereigns for exporta tion to the Brazils by the Magdalena, which left to-day with £324,000 in gold and £20,000 in silver. In the Foreign Exchanges yesterday afternoon there was no alteration of importance. A call or £5 on the shares of the London, Hato , burgh, and Continental Exchange Bank is to be paid in London on the 31st inst., and in Hamburg on April 7. Mr. M. E. Mavrogordato has joined the direction of the National Provincial Marine Insurance Com pany. The directors of the English Irish, and Foreign Rolling Stock Company have given notice that they have made arrangements for the purchase of the premises, goodwill, stock, and plant of the Rahway Wheel and Axle Company, of Spring-hill Works, Birmingham, and one of the former part ners will join the direction. Two O'CLOCK. A further decline of g per cent. took place this morning in the market for the English funds, and for a time affairs looked exceedingly gloomy, foreign politics creating much uneasiness. Business was extremely dull, and the explanations given by Earl Russell were regarded as very unsatisfactory. Within the last hour, however, buyers have ope rated to a small extent, and a recovery having taken place, the latest quotations are the same as those current yesterday afternoon, viz., 911- for transfer, and 914 a for April. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 89-7,1 ; Exchequer Bills 51. die. ; and Indian 5 per Cents:, 1041 1. Bank Stock is marked 238! 240. In the Foreign Market, there is very little animation, and prices are depressed. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 691-1-, ; do. Consolides, 50/ e ; Mexican, 43i a ; Greek, 22/1 ; Spanish Passive, 344 35; do. Certificates, 131 a ; Italian, 66/ ; Portuguese, 481 ; and the Confederate Loan 42 44. In the Railway Share Market the dealings have been moderately active. Great Northern and North-Western have each declined 58., and London and Brighton £l, while Great Western have ad vanced .{:1 10s., Caledonian 10s., and Midland and North Eastern (Berwick), ss. The Foreign and Colonial undertakings exhibit no material alteration. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are in limited re quest, and in some instances prices tend upwards. London Bank of Scotland realise 121 13; London and Westminster, 80 81; London Chartered of Australia, 26Z; Credit Foncier of Great Britain are quoted 1 to 11 prem.; Imperial Financial, 21 31 prem. ; Financial Corporation, 2 to 2 prem. ; and Thames Iron Shipbuilding Company, 31 to 41 prem. B RIT I S H - FUNDS—ONE 0' CLO CK. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 3 per Cent. Consols Ditto Account, April 8 3 per Cent. Reduced New 3 per Cent. B9l / A•inuities, 30 yrs, expire 6tle Jan., 1880 — Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 — Ditto 3 per Cent.. 1859 .. Ditto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908. Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 21 iz 3 per Cent 5 dis Ditto £5OO Bank England Stk, 41 per Ct., last hf.-yr 234 40 I...Ni'Dii.x GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. India Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 — Ditto Account — Ditto 5 per Cent. July, 1870 Ditto Account ... . Ditto 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888., Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent .. Ditto 6 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Ditco 51 per C ent ., M ay, 1879 — Ditto'Debentures, 4 per Ct., April 1861 Ditto ditto Aug., 1866 Ditto Bonds .El,OOO Ditto under £l,000 FOREIGN FUNDS —ONE O'CLOCK. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent .. Ditto 1859 Brazilian 5 per Cent Ditto, 1839 and 1859 - Ditto 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Ditto 1863 B6l 7/ Ditto Scrip, £55 p a id .... dis Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent Ditto Account — Ditto £lOO Bond s ., 9l Cuba, 6 per Cent. (de - ilia/16 per Cent lO3 Ditto 41 pee Cent — Colombian 6 Scrip £BO pd Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent l3k Egyptian 7 per Cent — Ditto, Second Issue ..., Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupun s .. Ditto Account Ditto Coupons — • Ditto Account Guatemala 5 per Cent. Etallan 5 per Uent , (Maremmana Railway) Mexican 3 per Cent .... Ditto Account Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada .. — Ditto 2 per Cent. 3O Ditto Account Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares) New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1891.... Peruvian 41 per Cent Ditto Account .. Ditto 3 per Cent. Ditto 41 per Cent., 1862 Ditto Account .. Ditto 11 per Cent Piedmontese, 5 per Cent.. Ex. 25f — Ditto Scrip (1863) £42 Bs. 3d, paid — pm Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 .. Ditto Account Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, ' 9, '6O, 62,' 3 Ditto Account Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St Ditto 3 per Cent 18.59 .. Ditto .5 per Cent, 1862 ... SArdinian 5 per Cent . . Ditto Account Spanish 3 per Cent ..... — Ditto Account Ditto New Deferred Ditto Account Ditto Passive Ditto Account . 341 f Spanish Cert. of Colt!) not funded ...... Ditto Account.... l3l f Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 — Ditto Account 92 Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 Ditto Account Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862 Ditto Account Ditto, £lOO Bends Ditto 6 per Cent, 1863 Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent — Venezuela 3 per Cent. Ditto Account _ Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862 Ditto Account 694 Dividends on the above payable in Lend , u. Austrian, 5 per Cent.. Ex. 10 Florins. Belgian 4 per Cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 21 per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil — Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates Dutch, 21 per Cent., Ex. 12 Guilders Italian, 5 per Cent ., 1861 , Ex. 25 francs — Ditto Account 661 Peruvian Dollar Bonds, 41 per Ct. Ex. 4s. TWO O'CLOCK. Consols Money . 9l / Ditto April Accou: et Share luu Sk stock Iteck stock stook atc;•k stock stock stock 20 stock hock a t ock Book SIIITPING—Thi Day. LONDON, Ma r a h 9 .—Wind this day at noon—North.. and Weat ; mod erate, breeze, arid cloudy weather, with ram sleet. B . —Wind S.E.—Sailed—Queen of the Ocean, for Shr.nghai. CARDIFF, I‘La rc h Wind N.E.—Arrived—Gladiolus, from Garruc'ia. FALMOUTH, M arch B.—Wind W.—Arrrived—Elizabeth, from Itio . altnein for Liverpool. (BY MAGINETIC TELEGRAPH.) GItAYE S END, W e d nes d ay M orn i ng. Arrived, March 9.—Jane and Esther, from Guernsey— Confilence and Hudscott, from Faro. D Anchored -- Earnest , for East , Wedne s d ay M orn i ng. Cap e C oast Castle— P lie b is London—Volunteer, for , for Valparaiso — a ll f rom Load on. Pas se ed — Minter, from Camille, for London, ARTIFICIAL RAINBOW.—M. Duboaeq has con trived for the French theatre a method of imitating the rainbow, of which Cosmos speaks very highly. He E mploys an electric light, obtained with the aid of 100 Bunsen elements. The first lanses of his optical apparatus render the rays from this source parallel, and transmit them through a rainbow. shaped hole in a screen to a double convex lens of very short focus, from which they pass to a prism, and emerge with sufficient divergence to make an eff ,ctive :rainbow on a screen about Fix yards rainbow is raid to b 3 brilliant even when the whoits scene is lit ul).—lntelketual Observer. SHARE RARKETS.--This day. Sharei Railways. I Paid. 13.14, k 5 10 St Bt 50 20 Bir.. Wol., and Str. Val, Blythe and Tyne. Bost.,Sleaf.,andMid.Co Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cora and Bandon Cornwall Do A A g ets no " 1 " Do ti 11 6p c.p an. has • B been paid to B. Dublin & Belfast June. f ) un.,Perth,&Ab. Junc, Edinburgh & Glasgow. Glasg. and S. Western. Great Eastern, Ord. stk Ditto A stock Ditto East Anglian st GreatNorthof ScQtl,3.r. Great NoTtll'L., eitook Lo 63 do Gt. S. an , ! W. of Irelan Great Western Do Str Val gua. stock, Lancashire Yorkshirk Loudon and Blackwati Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. & Ser,th Western, Man., Shef., & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. Do 3 shares Ntetropolitan Midland Do New . . Do Birminz et Derby Mid. 1, t. W. of Ireland Do. 4 shares Mid Kent Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, & Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwiel. Do, G.N.E. purchase Do Leeds Do York Do Carlisle North London Do New North Staffordshire .. N. and S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot N. E., Aber. stock Do Scot. Mid. stock Shrews, and Welchpoo Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Duu Staines, Wok.,and Wok. Stockton to Darlington Do __ Do New, 18g, Tali Vale.. Do B Do C Ulster Do Do Vale of Neath Victoria sta. and Pim Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornwall %v. If artlcTool West Midland Oxtorti Do Newpor ' Do ilerviord 8 Si ei 9 83 f 5 120 121 6 7 36 38 16 17 94 95 107 109 461 74 47 49 7 8 06 128 128 329 02 134 95 97 63 G3i 1( 91 109 6'J 71 10: 104 3) Et 107 i 103; 99 100 51 52 2071 108 126 126 V 6 OS 631 641 24 46 1011 102 5" 674 89f aoi 12: 127 1 2 1 774 78} Icl Ili 123 126 4 1 44 98 100 63i 644 34 26 90j 01 100 102 . 91 37 i 38 9 10 , 7 8 I 103 1(5 5 6 , 3 33 pl 91 01 22 24 77i I 22j 2 ORDINARY SHARES AND STOubs. Closing Businest , Prioe. done. 61 I I 5 101 f 1011 992 9104 126} i P 1001 1 89. 9 BEITISIi POSSESSIONS. Etailways ;Wand() &St Lawrence Bom.,BarodaJz.Cent Gu. 5 per oent... ..... Do. New .. Do. E. 5hare5........ Buffalo and Lake Huron Do. Preteronee Buffalo,Brant,Mlodricli p. ot. bds. Aug. 1 , 1872 Do. do. July 1, 1.87:, Do. do. June 1, Cleutta.&S.Eas tn. ( Cape Town 4.7 Dock Bari East% Bengal go. 6 p. 'halt Indian. gu. 5 p. c. Do. do. U Ext..... Do. do. II do. .. ,Grand Trunk of Canada Do. let Bret. Bonds.. Do. aO. Do. 2d Pre,. Bonds.. Do. do. deferred...... Do. 3d P• ef. stock ... Do. do. deferred...... Do. 4th Pref. sto,:k... Do. do. deferred...... t.lneharentn.gua.sp.e Do. Newf.:ma. 5 p. 0.., Do. January, 1852 .. (.3t. South.of India(Lhn ~uaranteed 5 per cent. I Gt. W. of Canada Sharek. Sew ... Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. Do. 5i p. e. do. '77-8.... Indian Branch Limited Madras. , ; , nar., 5 p. o. Do. 4 C. Extension De. 44 Do. Fifth Extension. Melb.Corp. fi p. o. Bnd, 3lelb. & Hobson's Bay. Do. 7 p. c. Hortg. Bds NewßrunswtoK it Canda Class A and B N.lll.C'da 5 po Ist P t bde Acinde .......... Do. Delhi. • Do. do Do. Punjaub Do. Do. Do. Endus.St. Flo.) 100 100 100 100 100 100 all 100 (100 I• 100 2 all 1 DO k10(i Paid, all Closing. Price. 59 LI IC3I 101; p 1 p p 1 p 5i 51- 74 8i 101 (03 103 10:, 104 1061 IC4 105 # P Pi 19 3 20i 7 7, 57 dl 66 6( 5J 53 49 61 3i t 2 26 28 22 05 103 i 10'C F 103 104 9i IC 11 JOif; 92 94 85 87 P in 102 i 103 k 97 99 1.2 96 1 :.I,LOIN IAL GO VEltiN ko.Gor. II p.o.Jd. Jul 1877-31 .• 1)o. 6 p. c. Feb. ct Aug. Do. 6 p. c.3lar. t Sept. Do. F. p. o. Jan.&July. ! Do. 5 Inscribed stock ;Pape G. Elope, 6p c,187S Do.Ap & Oct 1880 Do. 1890 Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. ,Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6 p ;Mauritius I per cent .. Natal Guv. 6 per cent.. ;;' , ..8.G0v. 6 p.c.J adtJul) 1 1)0. 6p. o.Ap. Az Oct. N. S.W. G ov. 5 p Ist. Do. 5 p. c.,lBit tol.;i1 Do. d0.,1888 &upwds New Zealand 6 p cent. iNova Scotia Gov. 6 p. e. sterling, 1875. Queensland Gcv. 6 p. c. Aus G6p.e.1876.& up.. !Vic.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&Jul) 'Do. io c 0.0. AnAzOnt, 55 58 5 5 82 54 103 104 11 , 2 i 104 1021 104 98 10) SECITHATIP,s. 101 103 100 :02 99 101 83 31 83 Pt 1106 108 108 no 110 112 108 109 111 113 196 108 1(8 110 tOI 103 99 100 99 10) 99 100 108 lto [O4 106 10) 111 10 111 3 3d 86 570 060 65 70 BRITISH HI 'Cambrian Consol. Gold Clifford Amalgamated Devon G. Cone. Tavist-i, East Bassett (Mogan)" East Clogau Gold Ltd. East Caradon ...... East Cara Brea.... E. W'l Russel (Tavistk.:' Gam.(tSLAubyn(Gwen Great South Tolgus G• Wheal Vor (11elston, (1 1 - enville flemd's-leoot tE ingston Downs Lady Bertha Margaret (tiny Lelant Clarke Valley.. Myndy Iron Ore (Lim ' New Setun North Downs Y.Wh`i Baseetallo‘au North Wheal Crotty Par Consols (.st. Blaze) , Itovidenee (Uny Lelnt. 1:outlt Caradon(StCleer 3. Caro Brea (Illop;art) I i'.lVtleai Fran. (Mogan ( Stray Park Lamar Silv.& Lead Min fin Craft West Basset (Illogan).. W C radon (Liskeard; West Seto Wheal Basset (Mogan ) , Wheal Buller(Redruth Wheal Kitty (IJ.Lelant)l WhealLuckott W heal 11laryAnn ;Lien ) Wheal 3eton Wheal Treiawney (Lis ) Wheal Union lof 2f 3.1.0 2.6.9 - 10.6.7 3.4.0 8.9.0 0.16. 8.12 4.18.0 2.8.6 4.3.0 44 46. 440 160 35 60 23 80 ts.is.el ,30.17.6, 2.0.6 3.0.8 8 58} 3.17 20 20} 11 12 21 23 83 86 185 195 87i 92i 39 37 2i 3 134 14i 15 185 2 2ei 2} 2f PREFERENCE SHARES. Caledonian Quarters, No. 2, 102 Mid. Consolidated, 6 per cent. stock, Di , to. Bristol and Birm., 6 per cent., 135 North Eastern, Cons. pref., 4 per cent., 92 PREFErtENdE SHARES AND STOCKS. London and S.-Western 46 per cent., loli LINES LEASED Al' FIXED RENTALS. London, Tilbury, and:Southend, 100 Midland Bradford pref. stock, 9I FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Antwerp and Rotterdam, n Great Luxembourg, 1(4 Recife and San Francisco (lim.), gua. 7 per cent., 17i San Paulo (lim.). gua. 7 per cent., 3i Ditto (a:1), 2 tj South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 201 FOREIGN MINES. St. John del Rey (lim.), 504 Yudanamutana of S. Australia, Rm., 3 i JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Anzio Austrian, Bank oi Egypt, 261 Chartered ter. of India. London, and China, 68 English and Swedish, Um., 7/ Hindustan, thina, and Japan (Jim.), 30/ Ditto, new, issued at 2 pm , 7! Imperial Bank (11m.), 261 Land Mortgage Bank of India, lirn., 31 1 I London Bank of Scotland, lim. ' 121 13 London and Brazilian aim.), 58* London Chartered Bank of Australia, 281 Loudon and County,' 501 London Joint Stock, 401 1 London and South-Western (lira.), 131 141 London and Westminster, 81 80 Merchant Bank, lira, 111 Midland Bank (Jim.), 114 14 Scinde, Punjaub, and Delhi, um., 91 10 Ditto, new, 01 Union of Australia, 53 Ditto, new, 80/ MISCELLANEOUS. Australian Mort. Land and Finance, lim., 21 Berlin Water Works, lira., 9 Commercial Union (insurance), 91 Consolidated Discount, lira., 2 Contract Corporation. lim., 6 English and Australian Copper, 11 Gen. Cr( dit and Finance of London, Rm., 71 Hudson's Bay. 181 International Financial Society, 121 Intercolonial Royal Mail Steam, lim., 8 London Financial Association, lim., 25} 5 London General Omnibus Company, 21 North British and Mercantile Insurance, lim., 20 Nova Scotia Gold and Land, Urn., I Oriental Inland Steam, lim , Peninsula and Oriental Steam, 80 Scottish Australian Investment, lim., 1401 Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), Bro., Universal Marine (Insurance), lira., The quotation of gold at Paris is about 4 per mills pm., and the short exchange on London is 25.30 per £1 sterling. On comparing these rates with the English Mint price of £3 10id. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is about 1-10th per cent. dearer in London than in Paris. advioes from Hamburg the price of gold is 4235 per nark and the short exchange on London is 13.1; per £1 staling. standard gold at the English hint price is, therefore, rather more than 3-10ths per cent. dearer in London than in Ham burg. Business dons TEM SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 9, 1864. LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day. COURT OF DIVORCE. (Before the Judge Ordinary and a Common Jury.) ELLYETT V. ELLYETT, RALSE, AND TAYLOR. This suit was instituted by the husband for a dissolution of his marriage with the respondent, in consequence of her having committed adultery with the co-respondents. The case commenced on Saturday, and witnesses were examined to prove that the co-respondent Heise, who was a wealthy stockbroker, had on frequent occasions visited the respon dent after she had left her husband, and remained with her for hours together. The examination of witnesses for the co 'respondents was proceeding when we went to press. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. A BLIND NAN CHARGED WITH A VIOLENT ASSAULT. —William Michael Corner, a blind man, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with violently assaulting Augustus WAlter, barman to Mr. Mostyn, of the Roebuck, Totten• ham-court-road. The complainant said that about ten o'clock the previous night the prisoner came in and began begging of the custo mers, having at the time a placard hung round his neck, with the words "Poor blind—l am a saddle-tree smith" upon it. As the customers were much annoyed by the pri soner and a boy he had with him he went round the counter to put him out, when the prisoner, who he believed could see, struck him a blow across the eye with a stick, the blow being given with such force that the stick, a little thick one, was broken in two, and he was felled to the ground. The prisoner was afterwards given into custody. The complainant's evidence having been corroborated, Mr.. Mostyn said the poisoner was a source of great annoyance to him, coming into his house two or three times nearly every night, and although he stated that he was blind he could manage to see well enough to take up persons' glasses and drink oat of them. Prisoner said he was struck, and his guide (the boy) also, but this was denied. Mr. Tyrwhitt said he believed the prisoner was an art ful fellow, who used the placard as a means of annoying persons, It was not the first time he had seen great art fulness and wilfulness on the part of blind persons. Fined 405., or a month. THE TRADE MAHIES Acr.—Mr. Bradlaugh (from the office of Mr. Leverson, St. Helen's-place), solicitor for Mr. Thomas Rolfe, pianoforte manufacturer, and Mr. Crud!, of Gray's-inn, solicitor for Mr. Kelly, auctioneer, of Charles• street, Oxford-street, attended before Mr. Tyrwhitt in re ference to the case of Rolfe v. Kelly—a summons under the Merchandise Marks Act for an infringement of it, the mat , ter having stood over that Mr. Kelly might determine whether he would have a special case or not. Mr. Bradlaugh, after some conversation with Mr. emelt, said that Mr. Kelly had abandoned all idea of having a special case, and had acted in the most tradesmanlike man ner by affording every information in his power so as to en able Mr. Rolfe to reach the persons from whom the piano fortes bearing his forged trade mark were obtained. He now felt convinced that, in his vocation of an auctioneer, Mr. Kelly had only acted to the best of hie ability for his clients, and he (Mr. Bradlaugh) was perfectly satisfied that there was no ground for any imputation against him. The case against Mr. Seotchen, auctioneer, will come on on Tuesday next. 'WESTMINSTER. IMPROPER CONDUCT OF TILE POLTCE.—Archibald Stewart and James Langley, two respectable-looking young men, were charged with stealing a shawl, the property of Susan Whittaker. Prosecutrix said she was coming home from school on Tuesday afternoon, when Langley came up to her in the King's-road, Chelsea, and snatched her shawl, tearing it. She followed him, and the other man and Langley ran away, and were lost sight of. The prisoner Stewart con tinuA on his way, and she and two school fellows followed him to a public-house, where Langley was. While there a policeman came up and asked her if she wanted to give them in charge, rind Langley was locked up. Walter Smith, 260 A, said that he saw a great crowd collected in front of a public-house, and the three girls crying. He asked what was the matter, and they wished to give Langley into custody for stealing a shawl. He was accordingly locked up. He offered to make any compensa tion, and volunteered his address. A respectable person having spoken to Stewart's character, Mr. Arnold asked what the prisoners had to say ? Stewart said his friend was looked up for a mere lark, and he followed to see the end, "and was himself detained all night. His character would be ruined. Langley said it was nothing but a lark. He never had any intention of a felony. Mr. Arnold said the conduct of Langley was very impro per, but Stewart was, in his opinon, very wrongfully before him. There was not the slightest foundation for a charge of felony against respectable young men like the ac cused. He should advise Langley to make some compensa tion, and discharged the prisoners without any stain on their characters, The conduct of the police-sergeant, 38 V, in entertaining the charge had been disgraceful, end he should leave the young men to get their remedy against the police for their conduct. THAMES. SIIGAR ROBBERY.—William Metcalf, a carman, was brought before Mr. Partridge charged with stealing 1091bs. of sugar. There have been many cases of this description heard at this court. A desperate and lawless gang are con tinually prowling about the east end of the metropolis, in waiting for the sugar waggons, and instigating the carmen to rob their employers. An offender of this class named Denan, carman to Mr. James Bryant, was come witted from this court a fortnight ago for having, in concert with two others, stolen a bag containing lcwt, 2qrs. of sugar from a load in Lambeth-street, 'White chapel. He was convicted yesterday at the Middlesex Sessions. Mr. Thomas Scott, of No. 70, Christian-street, St. George's-in-the-Fast, said he was foreman to Mr. George Scott, the executor of the late Anthony Scott, of the same place, carman and general carrier. The prisoner had been in that employ as carman for four or five years. He sent the prisoner to the East India Docks on the 4th inst, with an order for the delivery to a van of 75 bags of sugar. The prisoner returned to Mr. S , oa's promises with the load of sugar, and the van stood there all night. On the following morning he went to the premises of Messrs. Hart mean and Sons, the sugar refiners, and saw the van stand ing there. He then discovered that three of the sugar bags had been cut and some of the contents abstracted from each. Mr. Partridge—What amount of sugar has been stolen ? Witness-109 lbs. has been stolen from the three bags. Porter William Dunaway, a detective officer, 129 H, said the robbery had been effected during the transit of the sugar from one place to another, while in the prisoner's charge. He produced the bags, which had been cut open, He begged a remand of the prisoner, and said he expected to have the others concerned in the robbery in custody very shortly. Mr. Partridge remanded the prisoner until Friday. Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. Market very quiet. Sales, about 3,000 bales; naparts, 11,060; previously, 21,095. MARKETS—This Day. MARK-LANE. Fresh up to our market to-day the arr:ves of home grown wheat were very moderate, and for the most part in poor condition. The trade for all qualities is in a sluggish state, at Monday's decline in the quotations of is per qr. The market was well supplied with foreign wheat. The amount of business transacted was very moderate, yet prices ruled stationary. Floating cargoes of grain moved off slowly, at about previous rates. The supply of barley on sale was tolerably large. With the exception of fine malting qualities, which commanded previous quotations, the trade ruled heavy, and several samples were disposed of at very low prices. A limited business was transacted in malt, at barely late rates. Oats, the supply of which was moderately good, were in slow request, at Monday's currency. Beans and peas' met a slow sale, at the late decline in their value. The show of samples was tolerably large. In flour sales progressed slowly, at previous currencies. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flow. English...— 220 l,OlO I 1,820 I 450 Irish — 2,23) Foreizn 3,570 3,023 7,303 I 1610 sks, F3OO brls BOROUGH HOP. The value of all kinds of hops is well supported, but sales, generally speaking, progress somewhat slowly. WHITECHAPEL. The demand for all descriptions of meat is in a sluggish state, at our quotations : Beef, from 2s 8d to 4s 2d; mutton, 30 4d to 43 6d; veal, 3s 8d to 4s 6d; and pork, 3s 2d to 4s 4d per Sibs by the carcase, HER MAJESTY'S MEMOIRS.—Who is to publish her Majesty's new book ? Tho first publication from tha Royal pen was issued, we believe, in 1834 when the Princess Alexandria Victoria was in bar sixteenth year. It was a small volume of poetry—a mere pamphlet —and was only distributed amongst the immediate mem bers of the Royal circle. A copy was lately sold at the sale of the library of the Princess Elizabeth. That her Ma jesty is engaged upon a literary undertaking connected with the history of her reign, has certainly been stated in ♦arious Continental journals, which, upon all matters rolaiive to the proccedingt; of royalty in this country, appear to possess some secret sources of information not open to the home jouruals.—Lonclon Review. LITERATURE, Children's Books. THE HISTORICAL LIBRARY. By Miss Corner. Ihe Histories of England and Wales, of Rome, of Italy, of Greece, of France, of Scotland, and of Ireland, Scripture TEstory. Simplified by Miss Corner, revised by Dr. Kitto.. Every Child's History of England. By Miss Corner, new and improved edition. Eveq Child's Scripture llistory. By Edward Farr. Every Child's History of France. Every Child's History of Greece. Every Child's History of Rome. Dean and Son. The name of Julia Corner is familiar and well beloved in the F cho ol- r o ora s and nurseries of the present generation. It has been her delightful task to make pleasant the paths of knowledge to myriads of little footsteps, and to invest with a particular interest the historical narratives of almost every nation of importance. The Messrs. Dean have just issued a new edition of the Juvenile Historical Library, comprising the histories of Greece and Rome, of England and France, of Scotland, and Ireland, and Italy, each published separately in a neat useful volume, "adapted,'' says the title-page, "to youth, schools, and families." Nor are the yet younger members of the community lost sight of. A still more juvenile series, founded on the model of Miss Corner's "Every Child's History of Eng land "—a book especially adapted far the most youthful learners of history—has been "adapted for the junior classes from Miss Corner's various his tories above enumerated, by Edward Farr. Very excellent histories of every land are thus provided, histories suitable for the capacity of " every child," by the persevering labours of Edward Farr and Julia Corner. Papa and Mamma's Easy Lessons in Geography. By Anna Maria Sargeant. With numerous Illustrations. Dean and Son. " Ah, I hate geography ! it is so full of hard words, that I know nothing about it when I have learned it ! ' cries the little heroine of this charming story-book ; and a similar cry in similar tones of complaint arises continually from many weary little learners, as the dry task, which " daily turns their sickening memory," is again and again repeated. Little Kate Goodwin, whose words we have just quoted is rescued from her perplexities by her kind papa, who, begging the governess to excuse the geography lessons for a brief interval, himself un. dertakes the task, not of cramming his children's memories with a set of words and names, learned off by rote, but of informing their minds and ex panding their intellects by the infusion of new ideas. It is an everyday matter of observation that while many children dislike " learaing lessons," all children delight in "asking questions." The reason is obvious ; their dawning intelligence is craving for information, as their growing bodies are craving for food, but too often the intellectual repast pro vided for them is utterly beyond the powers of their mental digestion, and, consequently, most repug nant to their mental appetite. There is little nourishment for heart or mind to be gained by a multiplicity of "lessons." Therefore it is that we particularly rejoice in the appearance of any works like this judicious compilation of Miss Sargeant's, works which endeavour to explain and make intelli gible to the youthful understanding what other less adroit instructors only seek by mechanical agency to cram into the memory—useless lumber, even if retained there. Scripture 11 atural History. By the Rev. J. Young, M.A. Dean and Son. This little book, very prettily bound and illus trated, will be a suitable gift-book for the young. It contains very interesting descriptions of the various plants and animas mentioned in the sacred writings, from the Ass, so memorable in the entry into Jerusalem, to the great Behemoth and the patient Camel. Numerous pleasing verses add to the many attractions of this charming little book. The Guide to Useful Knowledge. By Charles Butler. Dean and Son. This very useful little catechism abounds in prac tical every-day information. The little boy, as well-known to Mrs. Pipchin, who was eaten up by the mad bull because he was always asking ques tions, might have been spared his dreadful fate had this little book been within his reach. How and Why and What everything is or may be, from "Beef and Mutton" (page 1) to " Bain's Telegraph" (page 180) is here set forth in a most clear and comprehensive manner. Though ostensibly intended for the information of the young, many parents and guardians, many teachers and governesses will find much to learn from its very multifarious stories. An Easy Guide to Geography. By Charles Butler, author of " The Guide to Useful Knowledge." Dean and Son. The same friendly hand to which we are indebted for the treasury above mentioned, has also compiled a very useful and comprehensive guide to geography, well adapted for the little learners who have passed through the first rudiments of geography under the friendly tutelage of Anna Maria Sargeant. THE JOINT STOCK COMPANIES ALMANAC AND REGISTER is a very useful publication, containing, RS it doss, guide notes on th e f orma tion and manages ment of public Companies, a list of joint-stock companiee, and other i nte l l i gence o f muc h interest to the commercial World. A FULL REPORT OP THE SPEECHES DELIVERED BY THE REV. H. W. BEEcHER has been published by the Union and Emancipation Society, so that the admirers of that gent l eman h ave an oppora tunity of preserving speeches. NOTIFICATION OF BLOCKADE. (From a Supplement to the Gazette of last night.) Foreign-office, March 8, 1864. It is hereby notified that on the 7th inst., Earl Russell, her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, received from the Danish Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at the Court of St. James's the announcement, that the port of Neustadt will, from the sth of this month (March), be blockaded by the Danish naval forces, together with the other ports and inlets on the east coast of the Duchies of Schleswig and Holstein, mentioned in his (the said Danish Minister's) note of February 26th . last, and notice of which was given in "the (Supplemental) London Gazette of Monday, the 29th February last. The following is the official communication received by Earl Russell : " Legation of Danmark, London, March 7, 1864. "My Lord,—l am directed by my Government to inform your Excellency, that the port of Neustadt will, from the sth of this month, be blockaded, together with the other ports and inlets on the cast Coast . of th e Duchies of Schles wig and Holstein, mentioned m my note of February 26th last.—l have, Szo. " T(MBEN BILLE. "To the Right Hon Earl Russell, ke.,, DEATH OF MR. LEONARD HORNER, F.R.S.—We have to record the death of Mr. Leonard Horner, in the 80th year of his age. Mr Horner, who from an early age was addicted to scientific pursuits, Was in 1827 a ppointed Warden of the London Institution, and did much to orga nise it. In 1833 and 1831 he published several papers on the mineral kingdom in the Penny Afaga;ine, a periodical principal hiptos the physical im provement published by th e S oc i e ty for the Diffu s i on of Useful Know ledge, of which Lord Brougham was th e pres id ent . In inspectors under the proveraent of factory workers and the prevention of acci dents. On these subjects he has written m an y wor k s . The deceased gentleman was a brother of the celebrat e d Francis ofs done the Horner, M.P., whose works he edited in 1843. SITAKSPERE CELEBRATION IN LONDON.—At the meeting of the council of the National Shakspere Committee yesterday, the following arrangements wore ra ported with regard to the festival to commence on Thursday, the 21st of April. On that day there will be a monster Shak sperian musical performance at the Royal Agricultural Hall, in which Mr. Benedict, Mr. Sims Reeves, Madame Lemniens-Sherrington, Miss Huddart, and other eminent artistes, and a choir of 2,000 voices will take part. Mr. G. A. Maefarren has composed a song and chorus especially for the occasion. On the 22d there will be a concert at St. James's Hall, and a grand Shaksperian masque of a novel kind and on an extensive scale at the Royal Agricultural Hall. On the 28d there will be Shakeperian readings, a number of special performances at the usual hour at the theatres, and one large banquet and a number of, minor ones in the evening. On the Monday there will be another monster Shaksperian concert, devoted to the working classes. An infiwntial committee- ir.-aid has been formed in the City, and a separate subscription is to be opened there. The working men's movement progresses most en thusiastically. The Loss of the Mail Steamer Bohemian, Very scanty details have come to hand of the loss of the mail steamship Bohemian near Portland, on the 22d ult. A letter from Portland, of the 23d, says:-- The steamship Bohemian, Captain Borland, from Liverpool, struck on Alden's Rock, four miles out side Cape Elizabeth, about nine o'clock last even ing, beat over, turned head towards the shore, and sunk in about an hour and a half, about two miles from the shore, outside of Richmond's Island, having stove a hole in her engine compartment. Part of the steerage passengers aro supposed lost. Her bridge is covered at high water, and the seas are breaking over her. The night was clear, and tbs. Cape light in full view. The Bohemian had 19 cabin passengers, all of whom are supposed to be saved, and 199 steerage passengers. It cannot yet be ascertained how many of the latter are lost. Boat No. 2 was swamped alongside, owing to people crowding into it, and came ashore on the Cape with a man and child in it, both dead. The people at the Ocean House and in the fishing house on the Cape sent teams to the sufferers. The Bohemian had a cargo of silks and other goods, mostly on the Canadian and provincial accounts, valued at one million of dollars. The ship was going at half speed. Another letter, of the same date says : The Bohemian's papers were saved. All the cabin passengers escaped. Captain Borland ar rived by a tug boat at ten o'clock, and reports the ship to be in four fathoms of water, off Broad Cove, slightly heeled off. The main deck at low water is two feet under on one side, and at high water is seven feet under. He thinks she will hold to gether if the weather is fair. The only way to get the cargo oat is by divers, and taking her into shallow water by lifting her. Three mail bags were saved. It is thought but few passengers are lost except those in the swamped boat. Some of the firemen probably perished. From the state ment of a passenger who came up in boat No. 5, I learn that he was standing on the deck at the time of the accident. The steamer passed the buoy, and the passengers thought it was the pilot boat. Immediately after the steamer struck, the boats wore got out safely, with the exception of No. 2, which swamped. No. 5 took aboard all she could hold, including several who jumped into the water to them. Being unable to find a land ing place, she was rowed up the harbour. She contained mostly cabin passengers, and some steerage passengers whose names I do not learn, with the exception of a Mr. Brown. The mails saved were from Glasgow to New York, from Glasgow to California, and one bag of papers for Boston. From James Scott, the second officer, I learn that all the officers were on deck when the steamer struck. It was five minutes past eight o'clock, and the watch was being changed. The ship struck on a reek and went over. Orders were immediately given to clear away the boats, and soon the ship was headed for shore, but shortly after wards she sunk in four fathoms of water. Boat No. 1, under the boatswain's mate, made two trips to the shore, saving in the first trip about 80, and in the second trip about 70. Boat N 0.2 swamped. Boat No. 3, under charge of Mr. Scott, the second officer, landed about 94 in Broad Cove. Boat No. 4, under charge of the first and third officers, landed 25 on the beach. Boat No. 5, in charge of the fourth officer, brought 29 into Portland harbour. These numbers include the officers and crew of the Bo• hemian. The whole number of passengers on board was 218, and the number of the crew sup- posed to be 99. It is estimated that the number O saved in all the boats is 298, leaving 19 to be as counted for. The crew were nearly all saved. The lamp-trimmer, Peter Hart, and the engineers' store keeper, name unknown , are s u pp ose d t o b e d rowne d. _ .. All the remaining officers and crew are safe. Capt. Borland supposed himself four miles further off than his real position. The Laze probably misled him as to the true position of the lights, He had been looking for a pilot, and throwing up rockets and blue lights for half an hour, and was going at the rate of a mile and a half an hour when the vessel struck. Half an hour before he got sound- ngs in 40 fathoms of water, with a soft bottom. The following additional particulars are given n a Portland letter, dated the evening of the 23d-- From reports of passengers I gather the following LIST OF THE LOST. Ellen O'Connor, aged 23, of Portland; Patrick Purcell, aged 26; his wife, aged 25; his child, Eliza B. and an infant, of New York ; Patrick Cassidy, aged 25, of Brooklyn, New York; James Cassidy, aged 17, of Brooklyn, New York; Barbara Canavan, 4 years, of Portland ; Gilbert Manley, 3 years, of New York; John Manley, 10 years, of New York; RiCharl Annie, 18 years, of New York; Ann Mul len, 18 years, of New York; John Mallen, 7 years, _ . of New York; Benjamin Halleehureh, 23 years, of New York; John Kane, 32 years, of Boston; John Martin, 2 years, of Boston ; Honors Walton, of Bos ton ; Mary Hoy, aged 29, of Philadelphia, is also reported lost. This makes eighteen in all. Thirty one have not reported, and fi7B are saved whose names are not on the list, probably being mis- spelled, and constituting a part of the above thirty one, thus leaving twenty-six to report. Some may be at the Cape too ill to come to the city, and some may be distributed about the city, in charit able hands. A force of men has been en- gaged this afternoon in stripping the wreck. They have recovered 33 mailbigs, as follows :—Ten for Montreal, three for Hamiltpn, six for Toronto, one for Quebec, one for Kingston, four for Portland, three for Chicago, one for Detroit, two for Boston, and two for New York. The mails were all on deck, ready for delivery, and were washed about and overboard. The steamer lies in the same position as she did this morning. Our citizens have already raised for the sufferers over 600 dols., and have supplied them with all necessary articles of clothing. The steamship company have fed and housed the passengers, and will forward them to their destinations. LOSSES OF THE MONTREAL STEAMSHIP COMPANY. The Bohemian makes the eighth steamship lost by the Montreal Steamship Company since the year 1857. The wrecks of these vessels occurred in the following order : Canadian (No. 1) Indian Hungarian lB6O Canadian (No 2) North Briton Anglo-Saxon 1863 Norwegian Bohemian 1864 ATLANTIC STEAMSHIPS LOST. The Bohemian makes the 24th steamship which has been lost at sea since the commencement of com munication by steam with Europe. These vessels were named as follows, and were lost in the an. nexed order, viz, :--• I—President 13—New York 2—Columbia 14—Indian 3—Humboldt 15—Argo 4—City of Glasgow 16—Hungarian s—City of Philadelphia 17—Connaught 6—Franklin 18—United States 7—Arctic 19—Canadian (No 2) B—Pacific 20—North Briton 9—Lyonnais 21—Caledonia 10 —Tempest 22—Anglo-Saxon 11—Austria 23—Norwegian 12—Canadian (No 1) 24—Bohemian THE REPRESENTATION OF HERTFORDSHIRE,— The nomination for Hertfordshire took place yesterday. The candidates were,—the Hon. H. Cowper, Liberal, and Mr. Surtees, Conservative. The show of hands was in favour of Mr, Surtees, and a poll was demanded on behalf of Mr. Cowper. ROYAL INSTITUTION OF GREAT BRITAIN..--At the general monthly meeting of this institution on Monday last—William Poole, M.A., F.R.S , treasurer and vice-president, in the chair—Mr Joseph Henry Anderson, Mr Henry Cook, Mr Baldwin Francis Duppa, J.P., Thomas Hankey, William Helps, MX , Mr Arthur James, Sir Edwin Landseer, R.A „ Hananel de Leon, M.D., Mr John J. Lowndes, Mr Colin Macrae, Mr John Rae, Lieut.- Colonel Joseph Carleton Salkeld, William Spottiswoode, F.R.S., Mr Herman Stern, Thomas Stevenson, M. 8., Mr Joshua Williams, and Mrs Emily Yorke were elected mem bers of the" Royal Institution ; and Mr Jackson Hunt, Mr David S. Price, and Mr J. Rae were admitted members of the Royal Institution. LONDON GAZETTE.—Lasi Evening. FOREIGN OFFICE, MARCH 5. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Don Eduardo Ridia y Ortiz de Ztniige as Vice-Consul in London for her Majesty the Queen of Spain. WAR OFFICE, PALL-MALL, MARCH 8. 2d Regiment of Life Guards—Major and Lieutenant- Colonel FrederiCk Marshall to be Lieutenant-Colonel, by purchase, vice Liattenant• Colonel and Brevet-Colonel George Howard Vyse, who retires ; Captain Roger Palmer to be Major and Lieutenant-Colonel, by purchase, vice Marshall; Lieutenant Lambert Houlton Ward to be Captain, by purchase, vice Palmer; Cornet and Sub- Lieutenant Daniel Fitz Gerald Gabbett to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Ward ; Lord Albert Leveson Gower to be Cornet and Sulu-Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Henry Montague llozier, promoted. sth Dragoon Guards—Cornet Edward Barden to be Lieu tenant, by purchase, vice Richard Francis Chaplin, who retires; Alexander Hargreaves Brown, Gent., to b e Cornet, by purchase, vice Edward Barden. Ist Dragoons--Acting Veterinary-Surgeon Thomas James Richardson to be Veterinary-Surgeon, vice Evauder Chambers, placed upon half-pay. 3d Hussars—William Wood Clarke, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Charles S , ephen Walker, promo t ed. 16th Lancers—James Colean Kennedy, Gent., to be Corne t, by purchase, vice Alexander Baring Bingham, promoted. 17th Lancers—Gentlemen Cadet Henry Tilson Sheen Carter, from the Royal Military College, to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Robert Blair, who retires. Royal Artillery—Colonel Alexander Tulloh, C. 8., from the Supernumerary List, to be Colonel, vice Francis Dick, retired upon full-pay. Royal Engineers—Lieut.-Colonel and Brevet-Colonel Roger Stewart Beatson to be Colonel, vice Lloyd, retired on full-pay—Captain and Brevet-Major Edward Wolsten hohne Ward, on the Seconded List, to be Lieut.-Colonel —Captain and Brevet-Colonel Eustaco Fane Bourchier, C. 8., to be Lieut.-Colonel, vice Brevet-Colonel Beatson —Second Captain Willoughby Digby Marsh to be Cap tain, vice Brevet-Colonel Bourchier, C.B.—Lieut. John Gamier to be Second Captain, vice Marsh—Gentleman Cadet Henry Phipps Constantine Dillon, ;rein the Royal Military Academy, to be Lieutenant, with temporary rank, vice Gamier. Grenadier Guards—Lieutenant and Captain Edward Henry Clive to be Captain and Lieutenant-Colonel, by purchase, vice Brevet-Colonel Thomas Sydenham Conway, C. 8., wbo retires upon half-pay—Ensign and Lieutenant Alex. Louis Ricardo to be Lieutenant mad Captain, by purchase, vice Clive—Frederic Hambleton Custance, Gent., to be Ensign and Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Ricardo. Ist Regiment of Foot—Ensign Luke Frederic Scott to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Herbert Small Janvrin, who retires—Gentleman Cadet John William Hughes, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, by par case, vice Scott. 7th Foot—Captain George Augustus Eliott, from 25th Foot, to be Captain, vice Hope, who exchanges. 12th Foot—Ensign Henry Duppa Alfred Cutbill to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice William Lewis Murphy, killed in action—Ensign Charles Henry Gard ner to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Cutbill, whose promotion, by purchase, on the 22d of December, 1863, has been cancelled—Ensign Faulconer Morgan, from 102 d Feet, to be Ensign, vice Gardner. 14th Foot—Major William Cosmo Trevor to be Lieute nant-Colonel, av;thout purchase, vice Brevet-Colonel Charles Wilson Austen, died of wounds—Captain Wil liam Hanbury Hawley to b 3 Major, without purchase, vice 7.revor—Captain Charles Edward Grogan to be Major, without purchase, vice Edward John Ilolworthy, drowned—Lieutenant Alexander Gordon to be Cap tain, without purchase, vice John Shaw Phelps, died of wounds—Lieutenant Peter Barlow to be Captain, without purchase, vice Hawley—Lieute nant John Glancy to be Captain, without purchase, vice Grogan—Ensign Donis Creagh to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Gordon—Ensign Cecil Thomas M‘Mahon to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Bar low—Ensign William Thornhill Blois to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Glancy—Gentleman Cadet Brcrok Taylor Ottley, from the Royal Military Collette, to be Ensign, with' ut purchase, vice Creagh—Gentleman Cadet Arthur Walter Noyes, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice M‘Mahon —Gentleman Cadet George Howard Moore-Lane ' from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign without pur chase, vice Blois. .6th Foot—Major Thomas Tydd, from 76th Foot, to be Major, vice De Winton, who exchanges. 25th Foot—Captain Charles Errol Hope, from the 7th Foot, to be Captain, vice Eliott, who exchanges. 29th Foot—Lieutenant Martin Charles Selwyn Tupper to be Captain, by purchase, vice John Robert Giimston, who retires—Ensign Douglas Drummond Dick to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Tupper—Gentleman Cadet William Evans, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Dick. 30th Foot—Gentleman Cadet Neil Bannatyne, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Alexander Webster McKenzie, promoted in 100th Foot. 31st Foot—Captain and Brevet Major Lachlan Forbes, from the 51st Foot, to be Captain, vice Harcourt, who exchanges. 51st Foot—Captain John S. Chandos Harcourt, from the 31st Foot, to be Captain, vice Forbes, who exchanges. 76th Foot—Major Charles Lorenzo De Winton. from the 16th Foot, to be Major, vice Tydd, who exchanges. 87th Foot—Ensign Archibald Neil Campbell to be Lieute nant, by purchase, vice Robert Atkin Hickson, who retires—Gentleman Cadet Hyacinth Daly Devereux, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, by pur- chase, vice Campbell. 90th Foot—Gentleman Cadet James Mandeville Wood Von Beverhoudt, from the Royal Military College, to be En sign, without purchase, vice 'William Stewart Hamilton, promoted, 100th Foot—Gentleman Cadet William Getty, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Albert Grant Dunn, deceased. 102 d Foot—Gentleman Cadet William Francis Vetch, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, vice Faulconer Morgan, transferred to the 12th Foot. 105th Foot—Major Gordon Stoll to be Lieutenant-Colonel —Captain Christopher Wallis Lethbridge to be Major, vice Stoll—Lieut. Henry _Beckley to be Captain, vic3 Lethbridge—Ensign Edward Daniel Way to be Lieu tenant, vice Samuel Flood Page, who retires—Ensign John William Darrill to be Lieutenant, vice Way, whose promotion on Oct. 31, 1863, has been cancelled—Ensign Henry William Aylmer Willing to be Lieutenant, vice Darvill, whose promotion on Dec. 4, 1863, has been can celled—Ensign John Edwards Whitehead to be Lieu tenant, vice Beckley—Gentleman Cadet George Hay Dale, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, vice Willins—Gentleman Cadet John Louis Margery, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, vice Whitehead. 106th Foot—Gentleman Cadet George Frederic Churchill, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign. 108th Foot—Gentleman Cadet Crawford Boyd Cooke, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, vice Algernon Seymour Tollemache, promoted. Rifle Brigade—Lieutenant and Adjutant George Roberts Noseley to be Paymaster, vice Henry Peacock, deceased. 4th West India Regiment—Lieutenant John Blaksley, from the let West India Regiment, to be captain, by purchase, vice Meyrick 'William Bidewell Edwards, who has retired. ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE.—Major and Brevet-Colonel Edmund Gating Hallewell, half-pay Unattached, from Deputy Quartermaster General, Malta, to be Commandant, vice Brevet-Colonel C. R. Scott, promoted, to be Major- General. STAFF.—Major and Brevet-Lieutenant-Colonel James Henry Craig Robertson, half-pay 100th Foot, from Deputy Quartermaster General, lonian Islands, to be Deputy Quartermaster General at Malta, vice Brevet-Colonel E. G. Hallewell, appointed Commandant Royal Military College, Sandhurst. MEDICAL DEPARTMENT—The services of Staff Assistant- Surgeon Edward W .dman Ward, half-pay, have been dispensed with—Stiff Assistant-Surgeon James Henry Lewis, to be Staff-Surgeon, vice Henry Huish, M.D., placed upon half-pay. BREVET. Colonel Francis Dick, on retired full-pay, Royal Artil lery, to be Major-General, the rank being honorary only. Colonel Edward Thomas Lloyd, on retired tull-pay, Royal Engineers, to he Major-General, the rank being honorary only. The commission as Brevet-Colonel of Lieutenant-Colonel Francis Roger Palmer, C. 8., 60th Foot, to be antedated to 22d June, 1863, he having completed five years qualifying service on the 21st June, 1863. Paymaster Thomas Joseph Atkinson, 21st Foot, to have the honorary rank of Captain. The following promotions to take place consequent on the decease of Major-General William Sutton, C. 8., on Feb. 20, 1861: Major and Brevet-Colonel Charles Rochfort Scott, Un attached, to be Major-General. Captain and Brevet-Major Hon. William James Colville, Rifle Brigade, to be Lieutenant-Colonel. Captain George Co!clough, Royal Artillery, to be Major. MEMORANDUM. With a view to the names of the undermentioned Officers appearing in their proper position in the Army List, it Li anuounced that they stand in their respective regiments as follows :- 19th Hussars—ln the following order :—Cornets J. S. A. Bruff, and R. G. E. Dalrymple, next below Cornet S, D. Barrow. 20th Hussars—ln the following order :—Cornets D. C. Budd, H. J. Beattie, and C. Bailey, next below Cornet G. M. Onslow. 21st Hussars—ln the following order :—Cornets R. C. Andrew, J. W. M. Cotton, and T. Deane, next below Cor net E. S. Neave. 101st Foot—ln the following order :—Lieutenants W. H, Wainer and J. C. Partridge, next below Lieutenant W. S. Jervis—Ensigns A. Lloyd, G. S. Sewell, and W. H. Browne, next below Ensign C. M. Stockley. 103 d Foot—ln the following order :—Ensigns J. Gal way, T. Price, E. G. P. Wood, A. H. S. Neill, and E. L. Clarke, next below Ensign E. B. Gardiner. 104th Foot—ln the following order :—Lieutenants W. H. Brind, and H, P. Evans, next below Lieutenant T. J. Quin. 106th Foot—ln the following order : — Ens i g ns J. W below Ensign E. R. Coker, H. Bailey, and G. G. Bi rd, next Ensign A, C. Maurice. 107th Foot—ln the following order •.—EnsignW. Cave, W. Al. Playfair, J. G. M. De L. Bean, F. W. Nicolay, e, G. W. and A. I. Shephe rd —next below Ensign E. A. A. A. l H o9 . th m F a yJobte—w,ln\tvh.eHfo.llowweinbgbr R de . r T : , --- I% E i n a s y i n g e n , s A. Rand e D. yes, Strettell, next below Ensign R. P. Simpson. The Gazelle of this evening contains a number of pro motions and alterations of rank amongst the Officers of the Staff Corps and of her Majesty'e Indian Military f orces. BANKRUP T S The following arc the only bankrupts of commercial im portance in the Gazette : s o e u x ndsditch Edwin B. Cork, Baker, Stratford Win. Dolby, farmer, Rotthmeeret:flcehldan, rniPaeestilsmaker, Regent's -park t City-road SllBli Abraham Barnettac,bagi EJode‘evpinh BGeraavinegne,rc, William Spensley, silk broker, City Ernest T. de la Courneuve, ship broker, Cardiff A M l a fr l a e e d ho i Redford, H .ro rd b u , l t i e n b e e n rdraper, Cambridge Bradford Maurice Myers, tobacconist, Birmingham George R. Frietnke and Thomas J. Gathercole, engineers , Mark-lane George West rip, cab proprietor, Walworth B ANKRUPTCIES ANNULLED. Philip Waddell, glass importer City New Levy a n d J o h n Thachrah, cloth i ers, City John Brig gs , miller, Brad ford , SCOTCH BANKRUPTS. Urquh,firt, Anderson, and Co., druggists, Leith M. Anders on , flesher, Austrut her Robert, Stewart, bookbinder, Paisley Thomas Finley, jun., farmer, St Leopards William Stevenson, draper, Thuro SECOND EDITION. SUN OFFICE, HALF -PAST 4 O'CLOCK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE —This Days (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL RACES--THIS DAY. GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLECHASE. Emblematic.. Arbury 2 Twenty-five ran. ALL-AGED SELLING STAKES. Mrs. Nesbitt HANDICAP OF 40 SOPS. Cutaway .. 1 Ery this ........ - Gipsy Girl ............ Six ran. SE t'TON HANDICAP. Veterinarian ............ 1 East Lancashire Rose .................................... 2 .......................... 3 Eight ran. ...... LATEST BETTING. GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLECHASE. 11 to 2 agst Bantam (taken) 100 to 15 agst Emblematic (taken) 9to 1 apt Jerusalem (taken) 10 to 1 agst Wee Nell (taken) 10 to 1 agst Real Jam (taken) 14 to 1 agst Serious Case (taken) CITY BETTING—THIS DAY. Scarcely anything doing on future events, the members confining themselves to this day's racing. RACING PIXTUI Liverpool Shrewsbury Doncaster Spring l4 Warwick l6 Croaton•park Edinburgh Spring 2 Abergavenny b Thirsk Chester York Spring Salisbury l2 Bath Ju. Ascot . Hampton l5 Newton Odiham Bibury Stockbridge Newmarket July 5 Carlisle Abingdon Liverpool July Stamford l4 Pontefract Au Brighton 2 Brighton Club Lewes Reading Egham Oxford lB Yarmouth [RES FOR 1864. Durham Northampton 29 Catterick 3O Epsom Spring Newmarket Craven Newmarket First Spring 25 Manchester Harpenden . Epsom Chelmsford 2B New Forest Hunt 2B Ne wcastle-on-Tyne Worcestia (Summer) Ipswich SLY. ' Nottingham . l9 Winchester l9 Southampton .. 2O Chesterfield Goodwood York August 23 Plymouth Derby Lichfield Stockton Devon and Exeter IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE :OF COMMONS—This Day, The Speaker took the chair at twelve o'clock. DISPUTED ELECTIONS. Sir W. MILES brought up the names of the gentlemen appointed to try the validity of the Berwick-upon-Tweed and Lisburn elections, stating that the general committee will, on Monday next, strike the committee to try the validity of the Barnstaple election. PENAL SERVITUDE BILL. Mr. NEILL gave notice that is the Penal erlitude Bill he would move an omission in clause 2. TRESPASS (IRELAND) BILL. Mr. ORMSBY GORE moved the second reading of the bill, the object of which was to assimilate the law of Ireland to the law of England as established by the Act of 1831, which had worked extremely well. Sir R. PEEL said he would offer no objection to the second reading of the bill. lie thought certain modifica tions would have to be made in committee in certain provi sions of the bill, especially those relating to the pursuit o f game. The bill was read a second time, and ordered to be coma mitted after Easter. WATCHING OF TOWNS (IRELAND) BILL. Sir If. BRUCE moved the second reading of this bill, which had been rendered necessary owing to the failure o f the police to execute their duty in Ireland. It was not that that force generally was wanting in ability, but in conse quence of their being appointed to perform duties for which they had not been organised. The cost of the police in Ireland amounted in round numbers to three-quarters of a million, yet little good was effected, and, speak ing generally, the country was most badly w atched. The object of his measure was to empower the Lord Lieu tenant to appoint watchmen in addition to the police force, as it might be asked for by the inhabitants of certain towns and boroughs for night duty, and in the event of his Excel lency not attending to the representations within the space of three months, then the towns commissioners of those places requiring additional force might secure and pay them themselves. Sir R. PEEL objected to the bill. The effect of it would be to create a number of watchmen or " Charleys " (laughter)—in addition to the police. The result would be that the two sections would come into collision, and instead of protecting the publio peace it would be more likely to endanger it. Such places as Cork and Galway did not ask for such a measure, and he could but regret that Coleraine should be so unruly as to require additional watchmen. The bill had been most carelessly draw up, and under these circumstances he hoped it would not be pressed forward. If he could point out any defects in the present police force, or it he could show him how he could add to its present efficiency he should be most happy to carry his suggestions into effect. Lord NAAS supported the bill. Ito thought it was one that would do a great deal of good, and not at all likely to lead to the consequences anticipated by the right hon. baronet who had just sat down. Mr. H. HERBERT defended the Irish judges from a charge of having neglected their duty in the suppression of crime. Sir R. PEEL disclaimed any intention to speak disre spectfully of any of the Irish judges. Sir F. HEYGATE did not think the intention of the bill was to take the appointment out of the hands of the Government. He thought it would be advisable to allow the bill to be read a second time, and thus its defects could be amended in committee. Mr. GEORGE also defended the Irish judges. Col. DUNNE testified to the efficiency of the Irish con stabulary, but denied their efficiency as a protective force. Mr. BRADY objected to the bill, and moved that it be read a second time this day six months. After a few words from several hon. members the bil was withdrawn. LEFT SITTING. Course of the Exchange.—Yesterday. ___...._ 11 17 11 171 12 0 12 01 12 0 12 01 25 60 25 65 25 60 25 671 13 71 13 8 25 25 25 30 25 671 25 721 25 671 25 721 1191 119 k 12 35 12 50 12 35 12 50 33 33i 3 Month!, Short. Amsterdam Antwerp _. Brussels fi am burgh ... Ratan: ................... Paris Ditto Marseilles .......... Frankfort on Maine.. ..... Vienna ............ Trieste ............ Petersburgh ........ 8er1in„............ Madrid ''. 4B 43i ..... •• •••• Cadiz Leghorn — 25 80 .5 85 Milan .... 25 80 25 85 Genoa — 25 80 25 85 Naples . — 25 82i 25 b7f Palermo .— 25 82i 25 87i Messina — 25 821 25 871 Lisbon —62 i, 521 Oport0...- Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard), per 0z.... S 3 17 9 Mexican Dollars . 0 0 0 0 0 0 Silver in Bars (Standard) PROFITS OF AMATEUR TOUTING.—Wi3at do you do when your friend complains of his corns, and of the wonderful ideas entertained by shoemakers as to the form and size of the human foot? You instantly begin to chuckle. "Aha, my boy, you should go to my bootmaker, you'd never be troubled with corns any more. Go to m y man and be at peace." What follows ? Your friend comes limping up to you in a week or two afterwards and informs you that, according to the verdict of an emi nen t chiropodist, he is likely to be lama for six months in con-. sequence of an attempt to wear the shoes supplied by your shoemaker And your shoemalcr thanks you with the of a martyr for having sent him a customer, but regrets that the gentleman has not behaved very handsome, send ing back the s hoes and declining to p a y for them. "A too,": remarks the injured tradesman, cabl in question, which resem ble canoes, "a pair of shoes as ain'tpciatiirngofthsehogers,ticies everybody's money, being made ac cording to the gentleman's own design, with 113 shape in them."—lfickenes " All the rear Bound." krsT. MEN 10J 100 101; 100 100 Ic4i 1031 Hi f 1111 E 2 3